A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely called a "mini-moon," a nickname that was more appropriate than thought.
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If this asteroid were to collide with the moon, the impact would likely be clearly visible from Earth, although we would not ...
Asteroid 2024 PT5, which almost became a temporary mini-moon to Earth, was recently found to be a broken-off part of the moon itself. This discovery has led scientists to believe there are many ...
Last fall, the scientific community went into a minor frenzy. A hunk of interstellar material had been sucked into the ...
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An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.
The first total lunar eclipse since 2022 is due to take place next month, with stargazers in North America and South America ...